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27 Jan

Dead or alive, don’t drink and drive.

Posted by sunsethillfuneralhome in 1, 2010, Body, California, Casket, Cemetery, Coffins, damage, Daniel Mandel, Deceased, departed, drink, drive, fire, flames, Funeral Homes, Graves, Grief, hearse, Herr, Herr Funeral Home, New Year, reputable, respect, sober, Times Square, trust.

The New Year usually brings a feeling of a new beginning, a fresh start, a clean slate, and all that jazz. And typically, this is a good thing, even for the funeral business. So why does it seem that 2010 is the year for crazy funeral home staff to come out of the woodwork?

Just a week after the ball dropped in Times Square, a hearse driver in California did more than drop the ball. He completely ruined his career, his trust from an entire family and community, and of course, we can’t forget that he scorched a hearse. Fortunately, there was no damage to the departed.

While on his way to the funeral service, the hearse driver first collided with a truck, and continued to drive erratically at over 65 mph regardless of a blown front tire. As the tire wore away and the metal wheel was grinding along the pavement, sparks started flying and the hearse quickly became engulfed in flames.

Fortunately for the family and the driver, the casket and contents were unscathed. The family and driver however, were anything but.

The one person who should have definitely been sober for the funeral was the one person that was drunk…and behind the wheel of the hearse transporting a family’s loved one to their funeral service.

According to ex-colleagues of the funeral home, the driver had a reputation for being rude and disrespectful to fellow employees as well as to the families and friends attending the funerals that he directed.

I guess that should’ve been a red flag.

Fortunately, the employees at Sunset Hill are not only reputable, but also trustworthy and respectful. In fact, the average Sunset Hill Funeral Home and Herr Funeral Home employee has been in the family business for at least a decade.

The Herr Funeral Home trifecta prides themselves on over 150 years of honest and quality service, always treating employees with the utmost respect, and always treating clients even better.

And most importantly, Sunset Hill and Herr Funeral Homes employees don’t drink and drive.  Instead, they are working to add 2010 to the many successful years they have had thus far.